HyperDic: rhizophora

English > 1 sense of the word Rhizophora:
NOUNplantRhizophora, genus Rhizophoratype genus of the Rhizophoraceae
English > Rhizophora: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtype genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs.
Synonymgenus Rhizophora
Member ofRhizophoraceae, family Rhizophoraceae, mangrove familyTrees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts
Membersmangrove, Rhizophora mangleA tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building
Broaderdicot genus, magnoliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Spanishgenus rhizophora, rhizophora
Catalangenus rhizophora, rhizophora

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